We’ve got a guest on this week, mixing educational fun with a likely new world record!
They might all be terrible ideas, but we’re still going to talk about them and figure out if any of it makes sense.
Points for paying rent? That’s the underlying premise of the new Bilt Rewards program and, well, it is very different from others that came before.
Fancy new screens, a questionable route plan, open borders (sortof) and a trio of new/renewed airlines make the news this week. Plus, what happens if you don’t pay a DOT fine??
United Airlines announced a 270 aircraft narrow-body order today. π€―π€―
DLD 339: An uneven (and uneasy) recovery
- June 24, 2021
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Opening back up is great, but the inconsistencies are hard to handle. So are the lines.
Back on the road and exploring the world, with some thoughts on just how well that’s going overall and why we’re not in a huge hurry to do more of it too soon.
DLD 337: The Tropics of New England
- June 10, 2021
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Summer is heating up in more ways than one. Booking rooms in some destinations is dicey and seems unlikely to get better any time soon.
Many things are happening in the aviation and travel world. We’re talking about some of them in this week’s show.
DLD 335: It really was that nice
- May 27, 2021
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A strike, two lawsuits, one shutdown and another airline launch, plus a production boost. The industry is full of happenings and we’re barely scratching the surface.